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saying really that our experience here locally as well as a lot of research has been done both in the u.s. and throughout the world has shown that building bike facilities like this, ones that are connected and ones that are convenient and for people of all ages and abilities is important to increase bike mode share and that will help ensure the goal of having 20% trips by bike by the year 2020 so thank you very much. [applause] (train horn). >> the port manages the seven and a half miles of waterfront, and for planning purposes the area is divided into a number of subareas. we are in the southern waterfront sub area and within each subarea we have a number of stakeholders but we always have an advisory committee that we work closely with, so the southern waterfront advisory committee has played a key role in the creation and development of a blue green way project, and has been an active participant in supporter of these two developments, the expansion of heron's head and the bike way on cargo way and i want to introduce the long time chair of the southern waterfront advisory committee,
saying really that our experience here locally as well as a lot of research has been done both in the u.s. and throughout the world has shown that building bike facilities like this, ones that are connected and ones that are convenient and for people of all ages and abilities is important to increase bike mode share and that will help ensure the goal of having 20% trips by bike by the year 2020 so thank you very much. [applause] (train horn). >> the port manages the seven and a half miles...
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mute jens and reproductive toxins from cosmetics, right now, those are allowed to be in there, the u.s. has banned 11 things in cosmetics, also requiring premarket safety, tests of ingredients, full labeling including everything that's in fragrance and considering of vulnerable populations when deciding what's safe and what's not, so those are some important things that happen a lot. there are actually three different bills on personal care products in congress right now, there's the good bill, which does these things, there's the newt ra bill which keeps the status quo and then what's kind of a bad bill, and they all sound like they're good because they all sound like, you know, safety of chemicals in cosmetic, they all have those words but they don't really all do that so i think it's also important as you're thinking about these things to go to a reputable organization that you trust is going to give you real information and support the kinds of laws that they're supporting rather than one that's maybe a bill posed by the industry that, guess what, wants to be self-regulating. okay,
mute jens and reproductive toxins from cosmetics, right now, those are allowed to be in there, the u.s. has banned 11 things in cosmetics, also requiring premarket safety, tests of ingredients, full labeling including everything that's in fragrance and considering of vulnerable populations when deciding what's safe and what's not, so those are some important things that happen a lot. there are actually three different bills on personal care products in congress right now, there's the good bill,...
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toys sold in the united states, so regardless of where the manufacturer is, if they're sold in the u.s., they have to comply with those standards, other countries could well have different laws on their shelves and my guess would be vary from laws that would be more health protective to less >> good morning everybody. all right. welcome to the city and county of san francisco the innovation capital of the world and of course for those of you that come from beyond welcome to the world series champion city and county of san francisco. [applause] thank you for coming to our moscone center, our convention center and lead gold certified building and i can't think of a more appropriate place to host the 2012 green build and expo and conference here in san francisco with a city with more than 48 million square feet of green certified real estate. [applause] . absolutely. our innovative green building policies ensure while the city's population and economy continue to grow we are decreasing our carbon emissions and achieve a sustainable environment. for instance this requires all new buildings
toys sold in the united states, so regardless of where the manufacturer is, if they're sold in the u.s., they have to comply with those standards, other countries could well have different laws on their shelves and my guess would be vary from laws that would be more health protective to less >> good morning everybody. all right. welcome to the city and county of san francisco the innovation capital of the world and of course for those of you that come from beyond welcome to the world...
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that is being rolled out at education, energy, treasury, u.s. aid, other agencies as well. these programs are celebrating the use of open data and hopefully will provide some additional support. i think there are even folks here who have been part of these events. we're excited for that continued support and hope you can all join this initiative in the neutral. -- future. >> so, earlier you were talking a little about kind of how san francisco came in in terms of actually ading the officer. more broadly how do you think san francisco compares and what are some of the other cities that are doing really well in terms of open data? >> i should be clear. when san francisco is third, we have a pact. i'll add to that actually. what's great in san francisco is there is not just going to be a chief data officer. there is also the office of civic innovation. jay's team, shannon's team. by having both of those units in place i think there is going to be a really powerful team. because you can't just open up the data. you have to do things like this, where you get the community togeth
that is being rolled out at education, energy, treasury, u.s. aid, other agencies as well. these programs are celebrating the use of open data and hopefully will provide some additional support. i think there are even folks here who have been part of these events. we're excited for that continued support and hope you can all join this initiative in the neutral. -- future. >> so, earlier you were talking a little about kind of how san francisco came in in terms of actually ading the...
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toys sold in the united states, so regardless of where the manufacturer is, if they're sold in the u.s., they have to comply with those standards, other countries could well have different laws on their shelves and my guess would be vary from laws that would be more health protective to less fighters to join us. >> i have two questions, i'll keep them brief. we can't control where our fire houses are and our fire house is a block off the freeway, we do replace our h fact filters every five mother and is they're jet black when we replace them every three months, it is a big concern, how do we reduce our exposure when we're a block right off the freeway, we're bumper to bump traffic, and there are some fire houses that are literally underneath the freeway so how do we reduce that exposure, air filters, if so, what kind of air filters? >> you're getting beyond our technical knowledge of our filtration, but you know, it might be somebody to consult with somebody with expertise in air filtration for indoor air of course, maybe replacing those filters more often, you know, some very basic th
toys sold in the united states, so regardless of where the manufacturer is, if they're sold in the u.s., they have to comply with those standards, other countries could well have different laws on their shelves and my guess would be vary from laws that would be more health protective to less fighters to join us. >> i have two questions, i'll keep them brief. we can't control where our fire houses are and our fire house is a block off the freeway, we do replace our h fact filters every...
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for that we're using a lot of data from the u.s. government, cdc, another company called practice fusion and electronic medical record vendor. and again, what we try to do is make health fun and make the experience of health about exploring this great city that we're in and then showing the long-term health benefits of doing so. right now we're looking for beta users in the city and we'll launch in about a month or two. thank you very much. we're really happy to be here. (applause) >> cool, we're going to do a short panel talking about the state of open data and sort of what specifically some of these companies are doing which you've gotten a brief peek on. again, you're probably familiar with, already know who a lot of these people are. really quick go down and have everyone introduce them self. >> hello,ishv. my name is ian kalen, hottved by the department of energy and i support thuous us chief technology officer todd park who is not the cto, but assistant to the president. >> and i'm peter hirschberg, run publicly a dozen hack-a
for that we're using a lot of data from the u.s. government, cdc, another company called practice fusion and electronic medical record vendor. and again, what we try to do is make health fun and make the experience of health about exploring this great city that we're in and then showing the long-term health benefits of doing so. right now we're looking for beta users in the city and we'll launch in about a month or two. thank you very much. we're really happy to be here. (applause) >>...
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the majority of pakistanis do free there they have a huge place the u.s. gives us monetary support and funding but overall in terms of. in terms of manpower in turn don't do for infrastructure and wear and tear of military equipment if you all work it out it's been a colossal lot of pakistan and more than that and we have terrorism in the country in our tribal area before nine eleven we had no issues we had no terrorism but no there is terrorism particularly in the tribal area and the rest of pakistan so we have suffered hugely it's widely believed that terrorists in afghanistan often operate from their bases in pakistan to what extent does the pakistani elite sympathize with the terrorists well i think. pakistani elite does nor sympathize with the taliban and this is also a bit if you could put up a wall between india and saudi between pakistan and afghanistan on the dude in plain afghanistan will still remain unstable i think there is enough space in of one is done to create problems. for the i said forces so yes there is limited element of people who cr
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., to be the next commander of the u.s. forces in afghanistan and commander of the international security assistance force. this morning's meeting was originally scheduled to cinsider general john allen to be supreme allied commander. general allen currently holds the positions that general dunford is nominated. however, earlier this week, the department of defense requested general allen's hearing be put on hold pending a department of defense inspector general review. we have agreed and we hope the review can be completed promptly. general dunford is a distinguished military career with over 25 years of military service. he is truly the assistant commandant of the marine corps and has commended combat forces in iraq. general, we thank you for your many years of service and for your willingness to, once again, enter the call to serve this nation. -- answer the call to serve. let me also extend our thanks to your family whose support is so essential. as the tradition of this committee, i invite you to introduce your wife an
., to be the next commander of the u.s. forces in afghanistan and commander of the international security assistance force. this morning's meeting was originally scheduled to cinsider general john allen to be supreme allied commander. general allen currently holds the positions that general dunford is nominated. however, earlier this week, the department of defense requested general allen's hearing be put on hold pending a department of defense inspector general review. we have agreed and we...
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the u.s. necessarily such a player in this story? what is it about -- in that story that i told, i didn't tell much about our policy positions. yet, we are a critical player in all of this going on. >> that's absolutely right. the u.s. is probably the one country in the world that israel feels closest to that, to the extent that any country has influence over it, the u.s. has it. american presidents feel a need often in second terms to take on middle east peace. >> yep. >> often to their sorrow. there haven't been many successes. >> no. >> u.s. presidents and u.s. government feel the need to intervene. >> there's a story of clinton on january 2nd or 3nd just before he's going out of office waiting for yasir arafat in the oval office because he's hoping that the last thing he can do in those final 15 days is to address this. >> which is an incredible miscalculation because israelis were calculating on a new government of bill clinton being replaced. no. it's also something that domestic constit
the u.s. necessarily such a player in this story? what is it about -- in that story that i told, i didn't tell much about our policy positions. yet, we are a critical player in all of this going on. >> that's absolutely right. the u.s. is probably the one country in the world that israel feels closest to that, to the extent that any country has influence over it, the u.s. has it. american presidents feel a need often in second terms to take on middle east peace. >> yep. >>...
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what does it mean for the u.s. energy markets? >> well, this is such a great, great pro american stir and by the way, paul, it's not just oil, it's also natural gas. >> paul: right, sure. >> my goodness we have more natural gas than the rest of the world combined and it's driven by the technological improvements and a five or ten year technological lead than the countries we're competing with. it's interesting, paul, if you look the at the last three or four years, now what industry has created more than any other industry in the united states. >> paul: the electric car industry, steve? (laughter) >> no, not that one. oil and gas and the thing that's so amazing, the president is doing almost everything he can to try to hold this back with regulations and with not allowi allowing permitting most of the oil and gas development is going out on private land and where the president has to get with the program because we could literally create millions more jobs if we get this story right. >> paul: jim, the consequences here economicall
what does it mean for the u.s. energy markets? >> well, this is such a great, great pro american stir and by the way, paul, it's not just oil, it's also natural gas. >> paul: right, sure. >> my goodness we have more natural gas than the rest of the world combined and it's driven by the technological improvements and a five or ten year technological lead than the countries we're competing with. it's interesting, paul, if you look the at the last three or four years, now what...
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the u.s./tie alliance on an even firmer footing for many years to come and tonight i look forward to celebrating the bonds of friendship between our peoples and alsz enjoying some thai food which is one of my favorites. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mr. president. and now we will take a few questions from the floor. i would ask if i have not already mentioned so to ask you to identify your name and affiliation. we have about four questions. and so the first question is to the thai media. so could i have the first question, please? >> good evening. i represent the local newspaper here in thailand. this question goes to both of you, mr. president and prime minister. you both talk about democracy in thailand but my question is this. are you both satisfied with how democracies work -- the situation of democracy in thailand? i'm talking about the situation of those who are responsible for 2010 incident. you have many political prisoners and recorded human right abuse. i mean in your
the u.s./tie alliance on an even firmer footing for many years to come and tonight i look forward to celebrating the bonds of friendship between our peoples and alsz enjoying some thai food which is one of my favorites. thank you very much. >> thank you very much, mr. president. and now we will take a few questions from the floor. i would ask if i have not already mentioned so to ask you to identify your name and affiliation. we have about four questions. and so the first question is to...
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a former u.s. ambassador to israel and syria weighs in on the potential for peace. >>> plus, jewish dating. singles using her faith to find love on-line. does it work? a couple joins me live to share their story. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. in the drive to end hunger music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system spoke a language all its own with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's heal
a former u.s. ambassador to israel and syria weighs in on the potential for peace. >>> plus, jewish dating. singles using her faith to find love on-line. does it work? a couple joins me live to share their story. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me,...
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and the u.s. on track to be be the largest oil producer, but will the obama administration let it happen or turn an oil boom into a bust? welcome to the journal editorial report, i'm paul gigot. headed into friday, fiscal cliff talks with congressional leaders, president obama gave us a hit list of his negotiations strategies, repeating his intention to immediately raise tax rates on top earners. >> when it comes to the top 2%, what i'm not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for folks who don't need it which would cost close to a trillion dollars and it's very difficult to see how you make up that trillion dollars if we're serious about deficit reduction, just by closing loopholes and deductions. the math tends not to work. >> paul: but does the president's math add up? let's ask wall street journal columnist bill mcguerin, and analyst steve moore and washington columnist kim strassel. so, kim, the president won reelection, was this the hand of magnimty reaching out to the republicans? >>
and the u.s. on track to be be the largest oil producer, but will the obama administration let it happen or turn an oil boom into a bust? welcome to the journal editorial report, i'm paul gigot. headed into friday, fiscal cliff talks with congressional leaders, president obama gave us a hit list of his negotiations strategies, repeating his intention to immediately raise tax rates on top earners. >> when it comes to the top 2%, what i'm not going to do is to extend further a tax cut for...
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the u.s. continues to regenerate its support for israel and is blaming hamas for starting the violence president obama and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu birth claim to want a deescalation but only provided there is a halt in rocket fire from gaza and retired u.s. army colonel writes as washington still stand by israel no matter what. we have had a history in the united states governments. of unconditional support for the state of israel no matter what criminal acts it commits and so far the obama administration has been no different than any other administration i would ask what is israel trying to achieve here you have a population that's in a prison that has been under blockade for the last five years the israeli government is squeezing the people of gaza the united nations now says that by the year twenty twenty gaza will be unlivable the israeli attack on gaza it's not a war it's an attack there is really no defenses that the palestinians have they do have these rockets that th
the u.s. continues to regenerate its support for israel and is blaming hamas for starting the violence president obama and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu birth claim to want a deescalation but only provided there is a halt in rocket fire from gaza and retired u.s. army colonel writes as washington still stand by israel no matter what. we have had a history in the united states governments. of unconditional support for the state of israel no matter what criminal acts it commits and so...
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there's now a u.s. ambassador there and that there's such a long way to go on the road to democracy there that we're only in the first chapters of it that it's really too early. the country's still unstable. there's still a lot of corruption there, violence there, and yet the president is going there. and the defense from the administration is they have rewarded action with action, and they point to the fact that when it was announced that secretary clinton would be going there and they would be putting a u.s. ambassador there, that's when you saw parliamentary elections. that's when you saw the easing and some of the ethnic tensions there. that's when you also saw them -- start paying more attention to the humanitarian concerns. they believe it's more important for the president to really highlight the steps that they're taking but also talk about how this is a long distance race, and they're far from the end. >> dan lothian in bangkok. thank you. and when the president meets with the president of thai
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the u.s. capitol after returning to washington for three days congress is out for the thanksgiving hall day, but back next week to work on the so-called fiscal cliff. the president in thailand. first stop in a three nation southeast asian tour and as part of the debate over the debt and government programs include social security, medicare and medicaid. aarp saying social security and medicare should not be cut as part of the debate over the 16 trillion over all debt. we'll get your thoughts our phone lines are open at (202) 737-0001 and (202) 737-0002 for republicans if you're an independent. (202) 628-0205, 3382 i'm sorry. headlines on this sunday morning. flames of rage. israel shoots down hamas missiles and we'll have more on this late in the program and the calculating the cliff. cover of cq weekly. republicans are talking about higher taxes as the president presses issue. and then there's this story from the "washington post". headline. aarp flexes muscle in debt talks the lo big power h
the u.s. capitol after returning to washington for three days congress is out for the thanksgiving hall day, but back next week to work on the so-called fiscal cliff. the president in thailand. first stop in a three nation southeast asian tour and as part of the debate over the debt and government programs include social security, medicare and medicaid. aarp saying social security and medicare should not be cut as part of the debate over the 16 trillion over all debt. we'll get your thoughts...
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as u.s. troops pull out, afghans fear their country will get less attention and less funding for programs like this. >> it's important that the afghans do this for themselves because they do love music. and we can just help them set up the infrastructure to make it successful. >> reporter: after 30 years of war, the hope is that this is the sound that afghanistan is beginning to heal. >> brennan: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm margaret brennan, cbs news in new york. good night. ca lm springs. the ques >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> he served in afghanistan and was killed in palm springs. questions family members want answered as his body returns to the bay area. >> it was crazy, scary. >> a wild and dangerous crime spree that strikes over several miles in san jose. and that includes a shootout with police. the latest from the search for the missing gunmen. >> and now that prop 34 defeated, a new push to resume and speed up executions in california. cbs 5 eyewitne
as u.s. troops pull out, afghans fear their country will get less attention and less funding for programs like this. >> it's important that the afghans do this for themselves because they do love music. and we can just help them set up the infrastructure to make it successful. >> reporter: after 30 years of war, the hope is that this is the sound that afghanistan is beginning to heal. >> brennan: and that is the cbs evening news. i'm margaret brennan, cbs news in new york....
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now, the u.s. and the eu trade $700 billion in goods and services a year, making it the world's biggest trading relationship. what's more, that financial crisis in europe has resulted in an economic slowdown in asia which takes us to another foreign policy challenge, which is schin. trade between the two largest economies grew to $531 billion in 2011, but economic output has fallen to just 7%. when u.s. firms like gm and caterpillar are expanding their presence there. president obama will need to me understand relations with the new leadership emerging in beijing, that with a wave of china bashing in the election campaign in which americans accuse china of stealing more jobs through currency manipulation or outright theft of intellectual property. closer to home, the president will have to address ties with its immediate neighbors. last year they blocked an extension to the keystone excel pipeline that would help deliver oil from the tar sands, the oil sands. highly controversial but productive san
now, the u.s. and the eu trade $700 billion in goods and services a year, making it the world's biggest trading relationship. what's more, that financial crisis in europe has resulted in an economic slowdown in asia which takes us to another foreign policy challenge, which is schin. trade between the two largest economies grew to $531 billion in 2011, but economic output has fallen to just 7%. when u.s. firms like gm and caterpillar are expanding their presence there. president obama will need...
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now barack obama is set to become the first u.s. president in history to visit me in marmaris part of his asian tour officials say the trip is aimed at promoting democracy and human rights in the region that's now speak to international affairs and defense analyst joins us live for some analysis of this set thank you for joining us in two thousand and eight obama's first official visit as u.s. president was to canada now this time around he went to asia what does this tell us do you think about the the course of u.s. foreign policy. i believe that united states on their obama's second term is going to try to increase its briston some trait tice in the asia pacific region and the recently. in rangoon india about before going to an association also southeast asian nations so we need a do more on the nineteenth income bolivia piece because william the they want to promote. democracy can reform seemed burma a nian market at the same time i believe they want to also say perhaps in cornish the government you're right that if they continue
now barack obama is set to become the first u.s. president in history to visit me in marmaris part of his asian tour officials say the trip is aimed at promoting democracy and human rights in the region that's now speak to international affairs and defense analyst joins us live for some analysis of this set thank you for joining us in two thousand and eight obama's first official visit as u.s. president was to canada now this time around he went to asia what does this tell us do you think about...
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u.s. has not seen any spillover violence. saying that when we are acknowledging that our law enforcement has been engaged in a gun battle. we have had people killed. narcotics have been caught. that is what is competing this. we need to recognize it for what it is. transnational criminal organizations -- we cannot pursue them across the international border. we will put what ever it takes to defend the sovereignty -- >> he made a point that there was a bill to fund more border patrol agents. i think it is well-known that republicans in washington do not like to spend a lot of money. his comments were that members of your own party do not want to fund this initiative. >> people are tired of blaming parties. >> that is exactly what i just said. [laughter] before you did that, you blamed republicans. [talking over each other] >> i acknowledge that president bush and president obama have increased the number of border patrol. i acknowledge that we have an increase of resources. when you have a
u.s. has not seen any spillover violence. saying that when we are acknowledging that our law enforcement has been engaged in a gun battle. we have had people killed. narcotics have been caught. that is what is competing this. we need to recognize it for what it is. transnational criminal organizations -- we cannot pursue them across the international border. we will put what ever it takes to defend the sovereignty -- >> he made a point that there was a bill to fund more border patrol...
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and executed the attorney general as the u.s. senator senator cruce probably in the global governance movement it was a strongly elite movement. you mentioned the presidential foundations and universities of all schools, international lawyers. and so, my question would be a little more specific. what is the social base for the sovereignty movement. particularly what are the eletes in america for example that could be mobilized in order to resist and assert a sovereign view? >> i suppose the social base would be the counter elite in places such as this in the right think tanks and the activists and for example phyllis schlafly has been and is delete the interested who was probably the first effort on the movement back in the 1950's which failed by one vote and was promoted on the amendment was the american bar association which was the leading defender of american sovereignty at that time. they were close to the center in ohio who introduced this amendment as fairly complicated, but basically it's the treaty's couldn't trump the c
and executed the attorney general as the u.s. senator senator cruce probably in the global governance movement it was a strongly elite movement. you mentioned the presidential foundations and universities of all schools, international lawyers. and so, my question would be a little more specific. what is the social base for the sovereignty movement. particularly what are the eletes in america for example that could be mobilized in order to resist and assert a sovereign view? >> i suppose...
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so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come into israel right now. some of the civilian casualties we saw today, there will be a lot more if israeli tanks or armored personnel carries or israeli troops move into that heavily populated area, but they're saying and the prime minister said today, benjamin net tanya -- netanyahu. >> wolf blitzer -- president obama is monitoring the conflict in the middle east as he travels through asia. today in thailand, he said the u.s. will work with all parties to end the violence. later today, mr. obama makes history when he becomes the first u
so there's a lot of pressure, the u.s. would certainly like to see a cessation of hostilities, the israelis are anxious for that to happen. they want to see what's going on. one of the things that the israelis point out is that yes, hamas is in charge and they hold that group responsible. but there's other groups in gaza that may not completely been under the control of hamas. that could be one of the problems even though one of the -- saying hamas is responsibility for any rockets that come...
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it will meander over the southeast u.s. -- nothing to really push it out. it will meander over the sou thewast u.s. by thanksgiving, it will be far enough off shore. not an issue in our forecast. that is the game plan now. we will see what happens. in the 50's wll week long. -- all week long. this is not a bad forecast. >> we are getting about a whole big ten situation. a possibility of maryland moving into the big tent. the latest on that and the terps on the field today. >> big money tonight. get ready. this is powerball. an estimate $219.2 million. good luck. here are the numbers -- 15, 59, 27, 58, 3. the winning powerball number -- 20. >> this is 11 sports. >> rumor for more than two years may finally become a reality. several news outlets report the university of maryland is in negotiations along with rutgers to join the big 10. a charter member of the acc, airline would have to pay $50,000,000.50. university trustees could vote early this week on whether or not to leave. the best reason to move -- more money. us reasons to stay, tradition and geograph
it will meander over the southeast u.s. -- nothing to really push it out. it will meander over the sou thewast u.s. by thanksgiving, it will be far enough off shore. not an issue in our forecast. that is the game plan now. we will see what happens. in the 50's wll week long. -- all week long. this is not a bad forecast. >> we are getting about a whole big ten situation. a possibility of maryland moving into the big tent. the latest on that and the terps on the field today. >> big...
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>> i'll be the first to admit that the overall results and u.s. k through 12 education have not improved dramatically yet, but i do think there are things being done about helping teachers improve, better curriculum, use of technology that will take that space and at current investment levels and do a far better job. that's an optimistic statement, but we're seeing in pockets as we apply these new approaches a very big impact. >> you're now focusing your attention on what people tend to think of as the crown jewel of the american education system. everybody agrees if you do k-12 at the bottom end of the socioeconomic spectrum, college education is where we're supposed to be the world leaders at. but you say not so fast. >> well, certainly in terms of the top 100 institutions in the world, the u.s. dominates that list. in the rankings, you get anywhere from half to 80% of the top 100 institutions here. and, you know, they have been so small because they have philanthropy. that's working great. they turn out great research. that's not the engine of
>> i'll be the first to admit that the overall results and u.s. k through 12 education have not improved dramatically yet, but i do think there are things being done about helping teachers improve, better curriculum, use of technology that will take that space and at current investment levels and do a far better job. that's an optimistic statement, but we're seeing in pockets as we apply these new approaches a very big impact. >> you're now focusing your attention on what people...
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unlike all the previous empires, the u.s. was unwilling to dominate the free world the way previous victors had. that postwar world asked of america that it share its resources unreservedly, restrain itself economically and rebuild both former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce heretofore unseen wealth and leisure in western europe, all provided by the protection of the american military. that wealth and leisure would, in turn, erode the very institutions and disciplines needed to maintain let alone expand freedom and prosperity for others. i want to mention just for a moment the role of the soviet union in world war ii, because i think we take this on as a challenge to much of the prevailing wisdom. yes, after 1942 the red army overwhelmed the nazis in men and tanks. but it was nip and tuck in the winter of 1941-'42. one study suggests that a full 85% of heavy armor outside moscow in the winter of 1942 was british. the best fighter plane in 1941-'42 in the red air force was a plane the americans
unlike all the previous empires, the u.s. was unwilling to dominate the free world the way previous victors had. that postwar world asked of america that it share its resources unreservedly, restrain itself economically and rebuild both former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce heretofore unseen wealth and leisure in western europe, all provided by the protection of the american military. that wealth and leisure would, in turn, erode the very institutions and...
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meanwhile, u.s. officials moving to deescalate the rising violence, advising israel not to enter gaza, fearing it could draw egypt in to that consulate. and joining us the consulate general, good to see you ambassador. >> thank you for having me. >> dave: the latest what we just said. benjamin netanyahu told the cabinet he's ready to significantly be expand its operation in gaza. is israel prepared for a ground invasion into gaza and what could incite that? >> look the mandate from the inception was to remove this strategic threat posed by thousands of rockets on israelis-- innocent israelis paralyzing our entire southern region. so the goal was to remove that threat and the mandate given to the defense forces from the government was not limited in time nor in scope. so in other words, the possibility of israel moving in with ground forces certainly exists, it depends how the operation develops on the ground. right now, hamas is firing rockets. hamas is still displaying a tremendous degree of aggress
meanwhile, u.s. officials moving to deescalate the rising violence, advising israel not to enter gaza, fearing it could draw egypt in to that consulate. and joining us the consulate general, good to see you ambassador. >> thank you for having me. >> dave: the latest what we just said. benjamin netanyahu told the cabinet he's ready to significantly be expand its operation in gaza. is israel prepared for a ground invasion into gaza and what could incite that? >> look the mandate...
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if the u.s. is running trade deficits on the order of 4.5% of gdp, the government deficit has to be at least 4.5% of gdp, or the private sector will fall below zero. every single time. here is the cbo forecast. this is what is projected to happen to the government deficit if we hit the cliff. this is the alternative scenario. if we hit the cliff, the projection is that the government deficit will shrink to around 2% of gdp. deficits of 2% of gdp, together with trade deficits of 4.5%, in the private sector is by definition going to be in the negative. we are going to be running a deficit. here is the same image flipped over. it is the mirror image of that. it says that if the government reduces its deficit, it is reducing the surplus to the non-government sector. you have to be able to put these things in context. why does it matter? what difference does it make if the private sector is in surplus or deficit? it turns out it makes a big difference. p the private sector budget balance is shown here
if the u.s. is running trade deficits on the order of 4.5% of gdp, the government deficit has to be at least 4.5% of gdp, or the private sector will fall below zero. every single time. here is the cbo forecast. this is what is projected to happen to the government deficit if we hit the cliff. this is the alternative scenario. if we hit the cliff, the projection is that the government deficit will shrink to around 2% of gdp. deficits of 2% of gdp, together with trade deficits of 4.5%, in the...
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when the u.s. attorney, mike garcia, asked me if i was interested in in the job, i was sort of giving excuses against going to washington, i was getting married, i was very happy, but finally when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. i thought i had the killer when i came back and said and i contributed to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political appointment, it was a merit appointment, and they just thought i had the right experience to protect this giant bailout from criminal fraud. so i think that's why i got the job. >> host: neil barofsky, when you look back at the legislation itself, what were some of the flaws in it, in your view? >> guest: you know, i think that what often happens, and it's understandable given, you know, the sense of emergency, that this was a hastily-drafted bill, but one of the problems it had a loot of policy goals in -- a l
when the u.s. attorney, mike garcia, asked me if i was interested in in the job, i was sort of giving excuses against going to washington, i was getting married, i was very happy, but finally when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. i thought i had the killer when i came back and said and i contributed to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political...
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is the u.s. doing enough? what is the appropriate role for the u.s., if any, at this point? today president obama said he is actively working with all parties involved to try to stop the missile attacks. he also said he fully supports israel's right to defend itself. some said the president has been indifferent. i spoke with a senior fellow last night. >> can't afford to ignore this conflict. because we look back on the last four years, and the indifference, if you will, of the obama administration to what's happening on the west bank in gaza. and is i think we are -- there will there be pressure from jipts, there will be pressure from turkey, there will be pressure from qatar, the three countries most sympathetic to ham hamas. there will be pressure to produce some kind of settlement. >> let's bring in cnn contributorses, will cain, elzy granderson. elzy, you're first. is president obama being indifferent? does the white house need to do more? >> i don't understand how someone can consider the white house being indifferent when this administration has given more money to is
is the u.s. doing enough? what is the appropriate role for the u.s., if any, at this point? today president obama said he is actively working with all parties involved to try to stop the missile attacks. he also said he fully supports israel's right to defend itself. some said the president has been indifferent. i spoke with a senior fellow last night. >> can't afford to ignore this conflict. because we look back on the last four years, and the indifference, if you will, of the obama...
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of the cia former general david petraeus turn on the man but took over from him as commander of the u.s. military in afghanistan this week general john allen's career is now in trouble after it was revealed that you had also exchanged e-mails with a tampa socialite linked to patricia's extramarital affair the former cia boss stepped down after admitting to a covert relationship with his biographer paula broadwell choose mean it looked up by the f.b.i. over allegations that she gained access to classified data through patrol yes he however denied any leaks and some suggest there are far worse crimes to investigate when it comes to u.s. generals than sex or e-mail scandal. patrol yes you know led the surge in iraq and you know was the brainchild of the surge in afghanistan these are two college fees which required retired arming and training radical islamic center fighters the afghan local police which the tree is described as the linchpin of the afghan strategy these are a group of people that have been accused of murder rape they want to you know the last year they were accused of kidna
of the cia former general david petraeus turn on the man but took over from him as commander of the u.s. military in afghanistan this week general john allen's career is now in trouble after it was revealed that you had also exchanged e-mails with a tampa socialite linked to patricia's extramarital affair the former cia boss stepped down after admitting to a covert relationship with his biographer paula broadwell choose mean it looked up by the f.b.i. over allegations that she gained access to...